RCE in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-22951
VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute commands on the server due to improper input validation leading to remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.203 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.203 · newest: 0.203 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Carbon Black App Control
- VMware Carbon Black App Control (Appc) — versions VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0008.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22951?
- CVE-2022-22951 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22951?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.